“The introduction of recreational cannabis dispensaries did not lead to a significant rise in motor vehicle accident rates statewide or at the local level near cannabis dispensaries,” investigators concluded.
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While the President acknowledged hearing “great things” about cannabis’ medical utility, he also said that he’s heard “bad things having to do with just about everything else [about marijuana].”
“Ten years after that first dispensary opens, death rates in cannabis counties are, on average, about 30 percent lower than death rates in counties without a dispensary,” the analysis found.
“These findings demonstrate a consistent and substantial transition to legal retail sources in Canada over the first 5 years of legalization.”
CBD mitigated alcohol intake, prevented alcohol-induced damage to the brain, and attenuated relapse-like behaviors.
Members of Congress must still reconcile the language of the two bills, a process that will likely take place in conference committee later this year.
Cannabis may play a role in the maintenance therapy of opiate-dependent individuals with comorbid anxiety and sleep disorders, investigators concluded.
Consistent with prior studies, patients drove at slower speeds and increased the distance between their vehicle and the vehicles in front of them following THC dosing.